John Q. Public

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English

Noun

John Q. Public

1. ((idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) A generic individual; some hypothetical average or ordinary citizen.

   Even careful safety precautions in the factory do not make it a good place for John Q. Public to wander unattended.

See also

• Joe Average
• Joe Bloggs
• John Doe
• J. Random User
• Tom, Dick or Harry